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Ping Identity vs Socure

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Ping Identity

Cybersecurity

Enterprise identity for workforce and customers, with a 5,000 user floor

From
$3/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Socure logo

Socure

Cybersecurity

Predictive identity verification and fraud scoring for the US market

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ping Identity workforce pricing carries a 5,000 user annual minimum, so an organisation with 800 staff pays for 5,000 and the effective per user cost is over six times the list rate.; Socure coverage and accuracy depend on US consumer data density, so international expansion means adding a second, document-based vendor rather than scaling the same contract.
  • They diverge on capability: Ping Identity covers Single sign-on, Socure covers ID+ identity verification.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ping Identity and Socure actually diverge.

Attributes where Ping Identity and Socure differ
AttributePing IdentitySocure
Starting price$3/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer user per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, Linux, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Ping Identity

  • Single sign-on
  • Adaptive MFA
  • Identity orchestration
  • API access management
  • Directory services
  • Flexible deployment
  • ForgeRock capabilities

Only in Socure

  • ID+ identity verification
  • Synthetic identity detection
  • Document verification
  • Watchlist screening
  • Consortium signals
  • Reason codes
  • Account intelligence

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ping Identity

  • A bank that must keep identity data on premises in one country while running SaaS identity elsewherenot Socure
  • An airline or telco with tens of millions of customer identities needing a directory that holds that scalenot Socure
  • An enterprise assembling authentication journeys that call several external verification and risk vendorsnot Socure
  • An existing ForgeRock customer deciding what its upgrade path looks like under Ping ownershipnot Socure

Socure

  • A US lender losing money to synthetic identities that pass document verification and thin-file credit checksnot Ping Identity
  • A credit union that wants to open accounts without asking applicants to photograph a driving licencenot Ping Identity
  • A government benefits programme needing identity assurance for applicants without in-person enrolmentnot Ping Identity
  • A fintech that needs auditable reason codes for every decline to support adverse action noticesnot Ping Identity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ping Identity

  • Workforce pricing carries a 5,000 user annual minimum, so an organisation with 800 staff pays for 5,000 and the effective per user cost is over six times the list rate.
  • Adaptive multi-factor authentication is in the Plus tier only, doubling the per user price for a capability many buyers assume is standard in a modern identity platform.
  • ForgeRock no longer exists as an independent product, so customers who chose it specifically to avoid Ping now face a roadmap set by the vendor they did not pick.
  • Thoma Bravo ownership across both merged companies means the commercial priority is margin, and buyers report firmer renewal negotiations than they saw before 2022.
  • The portfolio has overlapping components from three product lineages, so scoping a deployment requires vendor architects and the licensing conversation is more complicated than the price list implies.

Socure

  • Coverage and accuracy depend on US consumer data density, so international expansion means adding a second, document-based vendor rather than scaling the same contract.
  • Data-only verification performs worst on thin-file populations, and young, recently arrived or credit-invisible applicants are declined at higher rates, which creates a fair lending exposure a bank must monitor.
  • Pricing is per decision with an annual commitment and is not published, so the cost of a traffic spike or a bot attack on your signup flow lands on your bill.
  • Modules for verification, fraud and compliance are licensed separately, so the shortlist price rarely matches the final contract once screening and document fallback are added.
  • A probabilistic score is harder to defend to an examiner than a documented identification procedure, so US institutions still have to map the score to explicit Customer Identification Programme controls themselves.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ping Identity

$3/month
  • PingOne for Workforce Essential$3/month
    • Minimum 5,000 users billed annually
    • Single sign-on and directory services
    • OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML and SCIM
  • PingOne for Workforce Plus$6/month
    • Minimum 5,000 users billed annually
    • Everything in Essential
    • Adaptive multi-factor authentication
  • PingOne for Customers Essential$35000/year
    • Flat annual fee
    • No-code identity orchestration
    • Unified customer profiles
  • PingOne for Customers Plus$50000/year
    • Flat annual fee
    • Everything in Essential
    • Adaptive MFA and device management

Socure

On request
  • Socure ID+$undefined/year
    • Priced per identity decision with annual commitment
    • Modules for verification, fraud and compliance priced separately
    • US data coverage strongest, international more limited

Which should you pick?

Choose Ping Identity if

  • You need single sign-on.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Windows.
  • You also want adaptive mfa.
Ping Identity review

Choose Socure if

  • You need id+ identity verification.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want synthetic identity detection.
Socure review

Questions people ask

Is Ping Identity or Socure better?
Neither clearly leads. Ping Identity starts at $3/month and Socure at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ping Identity or Socure?
Ping Identity starts at $3/month and Socure at On request.
Does Ping Identity or Socure run on more platforms?
Ping Identity runs on Web, Linux, Windows. Socure runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Ping Identity best used for?
Ping Identity is most often used for a bank that must keep identity data on premises in one country while running saas identity elsewhere, an airline or telco with tens of millions of customer identities needing a directory that holds that scale, an enterprise assembling authentication journeys that call several external verification and risk vendors, an existing forgerock customer deciding what its upgrade path looks like under ping ownership. Of those, a bank that must keep identity data on premises in one country while running saas identity elsewhere and an airline or telco with tens of millions of customer identities needing a directory that holds that scale are not what Socure is typically brought in for.
What can Ping Identity do that Socure cannot?
Ping Identity covers Single sign-on, Adaptive MFA, Identity orchestration, API access management. Socure covers ID+ identity verification, Synthetic identity detection, Document verification, Watchlist screening.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ping Identity: Can I still buy ForgeRock?

Not as a separate product. Ping acquired ForgeRock in 2023 and the capabilities are sold within the Ping portfolio. Existing customers should ask about the specific migration path for their components.

Socure: Does Socure work outside the United States?

International coverage exists but the data depth that makes the US product accurate is not replicated everywhere. Most global buyers pair it with a document vendor.

Ping Identity: What is the real minimum spend?

PingOne for Workforce Essential is 3 USD per user per month with a 5,000 user annual minimum, so roughly 180,000 USD a year before anything else.

Socure: Can it verify without a document photo?

Yes, that is the core proposition. Document verification is available as a step-up when the data-only score is inconclusive.

Ping Identity: Is MFA included?

Basic authentication policies are in Essential. Adaptive MFA and passwordless require the Plus tier at 6 USD per user per month.

Socure: Is pricing published?

No. It is quoted per decision against an annual volume commitment.

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